Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Benin
Benin: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0007 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Benin, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Benin is 0.0007 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Benin peaked at 0.0007 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1962.
That places Benin 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | +23.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +32.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 units per person | +3.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 4.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 17.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.7436 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0229 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Benin?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Benin was 0.0007 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1962.
- How does Benin rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Benin ranks 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.